Pursuant to Government Code Section 54985, the Board of Supervisors shall have the authority to increase or decrease the fee or charge, that is otherwise authorized to be levied by another provision of law, in the amount reasonably necessary to recover the cost of providing any good or service. In accordance with that section, the Board of Supervisors hereby sets the fees to be charged for the goods and services described in Sections 2.01.010 through 2.01.012 and directs the County Recorder to collect fees as specified in those sections for providing those goods or services.
(SCC 1343 § 1, 2006)
The County Clerk-Recorder is authorized to issue marriage licenses and shall collect the following fees for providing said service:
A. 
A fee of $65, plus any additional fees mandated by law, for a public license;
B. 
A fee of $66, plus any additional fees mandated by law, for a confidential license;
C. 
A fee of $46 for a duplicate license.
(SCC 175 § 1, 1974; SCC 0855 § 1, 1991; SCC 1202 § 1, 2001; SCC 1343 § 2, 2006; SCC 1428 § 1, 2009; SCC 1544 § 1, 2013; SCC 1587 § 1, 2015; SCC 1724 § 1, 2023)
The County Clerk is authorized to issue marriage licenses outside of normal business hours and shall collect the following additional fees for this service:
A. 
A fee of nine dollars for a public marriage license;
B. 
A fee of eight dollars for a confidential marriage license.
(SCC 0959 § 1, 1994; SCC 1202 § 3, 2001; SCC 1343 § 3, 2006; SCC 1428 § 2, 2009; SCC 1587 § 2, 2015; SCC 1724 § 2, 2023)
The County Clerk-Recorder is authorized to collect fees sufficient to recover the costs which are reasonably necessary for providing the following service or product and shall collect the following fees:
A.
Filing of Preliminary 20-Day Notice:
$32.00 each
B.
Uniform Commercial Code Search:
$17.00 per name
C.
Public—Deputy Commissioner of Civil Marriage:
$30.00 each
D.
Wedding Ceremony:
$49.00 each
E.
Copy of Clerk's Record:
First page: $8.00 each; additional page: $2.00 each; certification: $1.00 each
F.
Lien Notice Fee—Per Debtor:
$13.00
G.
Filing of Map:
First page $35.00, plus any additional fees mandated by law; additional pages $19.00 each
H.
Official Record Copy:
First page $8.00; additional pages $1.00 each; certification $1.00
I.
Self-Service Copy of Official Record:
$1.00 per page
J.
Copy of Microfiche:
$9.00 per sheet
K.
Copy of Records on CD:
First copy $31.00 each
L.
Providing Witness for Wedding Ceremony:
$27.00 per witness
M.
Search of Clerk Records:
$7.00 per name
N.
Credible Witness:
$14.00 per name
O.
Certificate of Surety:
$13.00 per surety
P.
Taking of Notary Public Oath:
$25.00 per name
Q.
Certification of notary public signature:
$13.00 per signature
R.
Filing Power of Attorney:
First name $13.00; each additional name $1.00
S.
Filing of Legal Document Assistant Bond:
$7.00 each
T.
Filing of Unlawful Detainer Assistant Bond:
$7.00 each
U.
Filing of Process Server Bond:
$7.00 each
V.
Filing of Professional Photocopier Bond:
$7.00 each
W.
Issuance of Identification Card:
$19.00 each
X.
Certificate of Official Capacity:
$13.00 each
(SCC 0977 § 1, 1994; SCC 1343 § 4, 2006; SCC 1428 § 3, 2009; SCC 1587 § 3, 2015; SCC 1724 § 3, 2023)
Beginning July 1, 2009, and thereafter each fiscal year no later than May 1, the Clerk/Recorder may authorize, effective July 1st of the subsequent fiscal year, the adjustment of all fees for County Clerk/Recorder services identified in Sections 2.01.010 through 2.01.012 inclusive, applying the average percentage of year to year change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) (US City Average, Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers) index data obtained from the US Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics for each of the 12 months ending with the previous March 31st. The authority to make such adjustments shall expire after any adjustment made July 1, 2014. Any proposed fee changes under this provision shall be reviewed by the Director of the Department of Finance and rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount. A fee study shall be conducted no less frequently than every five years, commencing March 31, 2014. The adjusted fees shall be published by written notice to the Clerk of the Board.
(SCC 1343 § 5, 2006; SCC 1428 § 4, 2009)
The County Clerk-Recorder is authorized to collect fees sufficient to recover the costs which are reasonably necessary for providing the following service or product and shall collect the following fees:
A.
Fictitious Business Name Statement:
$47.00 each
B.
Additional Names on Fictitious Business Name Statement:
$8.00 each
C.
Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name:
$47.00 each
D.
Withdrawal from Partnership Using Fictitious Business Name:
$47.00 each
E.
Fictitious Business Name New Issue Report:
$13.00 each
F.
Certified Copy of Fictitious Business Name:
$7.00 each
G.
Certification of Filing/No Record of Fictitious Business Name:
$11.00 each
The fees herein are effective October 1, 2024. The provisions of Section 2.01.015 shall not apply to these fees.
(SCC 1385 § 1, 2008; SCC 1428 § 5, 2009; SCC 1533 § 1, 2013; SCC 1648 § 1, 2019; SCC 1737, 9/10/2024)
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Sections 54985 and 54986, the Registrar of Voters shall charge and pay into the County Treasury the following fees:
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
VOTER REGISTRATION AND ELECTIONS
FEE SCHEDULE
ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
Returned Check Fee
$53.00
CAMPAIGN DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS
Political Reform Documents
$0.10 per page
Political Reform Document Retrieval (older than 5 years)
$5.00 per request
Statement of Economic Interests
$0.10 per page
CANDIDATE FILING FEES
Assessor
1% of first year salary for office
Board of Supervisors
1% of first year salary for office
Central Committee / County Council
No fee
County Board of Education
No fee
District Attorney
1% of first year salary for office
Judge of the Superior Court
1% of first year salary for office
Sheriff
1% of first year salary for office
CANDIDATE STATEMENTS
Cost Estimate for Statement Space in County Voter Information Guide
Actual Cost
COPY FEES
First Page
$1.00
Additional Page(s)
$0.10 per page
ELECTION ADMINISTRATION
March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election
District Base Set-Up, including Measures
$7,665.00
First Contest, including Measures
$1.7964 per registered voter
Additional Contest, including Measures
$0.0976 per registered voter
Additional Page over 4 in the County Voter
Information Guide - Measures only
$0.0137 per registered voter
Contest Requiring Additional Ballot Card(s)
Actual Cost
November 5, 2024 Presidential General Election
District Base Set-Up, including Measures
$2,061.00
First Contest, including Measures
$2.3287 per registered voter
Additional Contest, including Measures
$0.1128 per registered voter
Additional Page over 4 in the County Voter Information Guide - Measures only
$0.0266 per registered voter
Contest Requiring Additional Ballot Card(s)
Actual Cost
Special Elections
Actual Cost
ELECTION EQUIPMENT FOR LOAN
Ballot Boxes
$3.00 per item
Voting Booths
$4.00 per item
*Minimum charge of $21.00
FILES AND REPORTS
Custom Reports
$105.00
Election Day Voting Activity Status Report
No fee
Voter File
$80.00
Voting Activity Status Report E-29 through E-1
$308.00
Voting Activity Status Report E-29 through completion of canvass
$616.00
Voting Activity Status Report E-45 through completion of canvass Including UOCAVA
$770.00
Walking List - Emailed PDF
$29.00
Walking List - Printed Copy
See Copy Fees
MAPS
Standard Map Set-Up Fee
$125.00
Custom Map Set-Up Fee
$275.00
Map Print Fee (24x36 or 36x48)
$10.00 per hard copy
PETITIONS: INITIATIVES, REFERENDUM, AND RECALLS
Notice of Intent to Circulate County Initiative Petition
*(Refundable within one year of filing notice if petition is certified as sufficient)
$200.00
Set-up Fee
$1.00 per page
Signature Check
$2.00 per signature
Withdrawal of Signatures
Actual Cost
POSTAGE
Postage
Actual Cost
REGISTRATION SERVICES
Abstract of Registration
$1.50
Certification of Document on File
$1.50
Certified Copy of Registration
$1.50
Letter of Verification of Current Records
$10.00
RESEARCH OF RECORDS
Research of Historical Records *Cost is in half-hour increments with a minimum of one-half hour
$110.00* per hour
VOTE RECOUNT
Legal Notices
Actual Cost
Recount Board (manual or electronic tally)
Actual Cost
Security
Actual Cost
Staff Time and Supervision
Actual Cost
(SCC 643 § 1, 1986; SCC 710 § 1, 1987; SCC 1004 § 1995; SCC 1099 § 1, 1997; SCC 1149 § 1, 1999; SCC 1205 § 1, 2001; SCC 1263 § 1, 2003; SCC 1326 § 1, 2006; SCC 1375 § 1, 2007; SCC 1454 § 1, 2010; SCC 1510 § 1, 2012; SCC 1548 § 1, 2014; SCC 1590 § 1, 2016; SCC 1617 § 1, 2017; SCC 1652 § 1, 2019; 1727, 12/5/2023; SCC 1727, 12/5/2023)
The purpose of this ordinance is to implement the provisions of AB 2202 within the County of Sacramento. AB 2202, enacted by the Legislature as Chapter 767, Statutes of 1987, mandates the payment of a fee not exceeding $200 prior to circulating an initiative petition in a County, or any petition relating to the annexation of territory by a County, the consolidation of counties, or the dissolution of a County. AB 2202 authorizes the Board of Supervisors to establish such fee.
(SCC 720 § 1, 1988)
Any person required by Section 3702 of the California Elections Code to file a notice of intention to circulate a petition in the County shall file such notice with the Registrar of Voters of the County and thereupon pay a fee to the County in the sum of $200. Such fee shall be refunded to the filer in the manner provided by Section 3702(d) of said Elections Code if, within one year of the date of filing such notice of intention, the Registrar of Voters certifies the sufficiency of such petition.
(SCC 720 § 1, 1988)
A. 
Pursuant to Section 935 of the Government Code, all claims against the County of Sacramento for money or damages which are excepted by Section 905 of the Government Code from the provisions of Division 3.6 of the Government Code (Section 810, et seq.) and which are not governed by any other statutes or regulations expressly relating thereto, shall be governed by the procedure prescribed in this section.
B. 
No suit for money or damages may be brought against the County on a cause of action for which this section requires a claim to be presented until a written claim therefor has been filed and acted upon in conformity with this section and Sections 945.4 and 945.6 of the Government Code.
C. 
The claim for any cause of action specified in subsection A of this section shall be presented in the manner provided in subsection D of this section not later than one year after the accrual of the cause of action.
D. 
Unless otherwise provided in this section, the presentation and consideration of claims filed pursuant to this section shall be as provided in Sections 910, 910.2, 910.4, 910.6, 910.8, 911, 912.4, 912.6, 913, 913.2, 915, 915.2 and 915.4 of the Government Code, as amended, which provisions are adopted as the requirements of this section.
(SCC 183 § 1, 1974; SCC 1587 § 4, 2015)
A. 
Effective January 3, 2013, a charge of $53 shall be imposed and collected as provided in this section for any item (including, without limitation, checks, credit/debit card transactions and funds transfers) in favor of the County which is returned without payment for any reason.
B. 
This section applies to any payment submitted to the County of Sacramento, or any department, board, body, agency or officer thereof in payment of any license, fee, permit, fine or other obligation owing to the County.
C. 
The charge shall be imposed when the payment is returned or charged back to the County Treasurer, the payee department, board, body, agency or officer.
D. 
All charges collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited into the fund of the collecting department or agency.
E. 
The payee department, board, body, agency or officer to whom a payment is returned may prescribe a different method of payment for that payment and for future payments by the person who issued the payment.
(SCC 239 § 1, 1975; SCC 287 § 1, 1977; SCC 345 § 1, 1978; SCC 1092 § 1, 1997; SCC 1369 § 1, 2007; SCC 1520 § 1, 2012; SCC 1587 § 5, 2015)
Beginning January 1, 2008, and thereafter each year no later than September 15, the Director of Finance may authorize, effective January 1 of the subsequent calendar year, the adjustment of the returned check charge identified in Section 2.01.030, applying the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPIW) using the U.S. City average based on Consumer Price Index data obtained from the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor statistics for the year (April 1 to March 31) immediately preceding the calendar year in which the charges are adjusted. Any proposed charge changes under this provision shall be reviewed by the Auditor-Controller Division of the Department of Finance and rounded to the nearest whole dollar amount. A charge study shall be conducted no less frequently than every five years, commencing January 1, 2013. The adjusted charge schedule shall be published by written notice to the Clerk of the Board.
(SCC 1369 § 2, 2007)
A. 
The Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County shall advance to a revolving fund, to be established by resolution of the County, the moneys advanced by the owners of land within the Laguna Area, to fund the items set forth in subsection B.
B. 
The money in the revolving fund shall be used to fund expenses incidental to the study, creation, formation, election and otherwise establishing the Laguna Community Facilities District, pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Government Code Section 53310, et seq.) (hereinafter "Mello-Roos Act"), including preliminary steps, such as environmental documents, feasibility studies, design and engineering plans, cost estimates, decision-making procedures, legal expenses and elections, more particularly described in the Budget attached as Exhibit A. Additional items to be funded and additional revenues to be received and disbursed may be provided by amendments to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
C. 
The revolving fund shall be reimbursed only out of the proceeds of the bonds sold pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Government Code Section 53345) of the Mello-Roos Act, and/or only out of the special tax, fee or charge collected after creation of the Mello-Roos Community Facilities District for the Laguna Area pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Government Code Section 53340) of the Mello-Roos Act.
D. 
If no such District is created, or if no or insufficient bond proceeds, taxes, fees, or charges are received or collected, or if no schedule is adopted by the District pursuant to subsection F, the County shall be under no obligation to repay or reimburse the landowners the revenues they have advanced. The advances made pursuant to this chapter shall not constitute an indebtedness or liability of Sacramento County.
E. 
In all cases, the amount to be repaid or reimbursed to the landowners pursuant to this chapter shall be based on the landowners' proportionate share of the landowners' advance to the revolving fund.
F. 
The resolution creating the revolving fund shall include the schedule for reimbursement by the District to the revolving fund, which shall provide that the revolving fund be fully reimbursed within five years of the disbursement of the first funds from the revolving fund for the expenses described in subsection B above with interest pursuant to Government Code Section 53314.5. Such schedule may provide for reimbursement from specified sources sooner than five years. Such a schedule shall also be included in and adopted by the District as part of the Resolution of Formation.
G. 
After adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter and creation of a revolving fund by resolution, the legislative body may enter into a reimbursement agreement with respect to the district with any landowner. A reimbursement agreement shall provide:
1. 
That the landowner advance to the County revolving fund a specified sum of money to be used by the County exclusively to pay the items specified in the budget in subsection B.
2. 
That the landowner or his or her successors in interest shall be reimbursed the funds specified in subsection (G)(1) of this section deposited in the revolving fund when and if those funds are repaid by the District, plus interest pursuant to Government Code Section 53314.5 and subsection F of this section. The funds are to be payable to the landowner annually or more frequently as may be specified in the agreement.
3. 
The agreement shall provide that the general fund of the County is not liable for payment of any obligations arising from the agreement. The credit or taxing power of the County is not pledged for the payment of any obligations arising from the agreement. The landowner shall not compel the exercise of the County taxing power or the forfeiture of any of its property to satisfy any obligations arising from the agreement. The obligations arising from the agreement are not a debt of the County, nor a legal or equitable pledge, charge, lien, or encumbrance, upon any of its property, or upon any of its income, receipts, or revenues except the revenues to the District arising from the bonds, special taxes, fees or charges transferred to the revolving fund by the District.
H. 
The County of Sacramento, by establishing the procedures and entering into the agreements pursuant to this chapter, does not warrant the reimbursement provision against legal challenge or warrant its enforceability.
I. 
Definitions. Unless the context requires otherwise, the definitions in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter.
1. 
"District" means a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District created pursuant to Government Code Section 53311, et seq., for the Laguna area.
2. 
"Laguna area" means that uninhabited land within the County of Sacramento, State of California, bounded by Elk Grove Boulevard on the south, the Western Pacific Railroad tracks and Franklin Boulevard between Dwight Road and the Sacramento City limits on the west, Sacramento City limits and Dwight Road on the north, and Highway 99 on the east.
3. 
"Landowner" or "owner of land" means any person shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner of the land, and its determination of ownership shall be final and conclusive for the purposes of this chapter.
4. 
"Revolving fund" means the revolving trust fund to be created by the Board of Supervisors, County of Sacramento, by resolution pursuant to this chapter.
(SCC 616 § 1, 1985; SCC 1587 § 6, 2015)
Whenever provisions of California statutes, County ordinance or resolution authorize a fee or charge to cover the actual administrative and/or clerical costs of collecting fines, restitution or other payments due, the collecting agency is authorized to add each such fee or charge to the amount to be collected, subject to the following conditions:
A. 
The fee or charge shall be added when the account is established on County records.
B. 
The fee or charge shall not exceed the limit set by statute, County ordinance or resolution and if it is subsequently found that the actual administrative cost of handling a restitution account is less than the fee or charge authorized, an appropriate adjustment shall be made.
C. 
If the fee or charge amounts to less than $10, then the County official charged with the accountability may waive the posting of the charge as being uneconomical.
D. 
All fees and charges collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to "miscellaneous revenues" and deposited in the County General Fund.
E. 
Any adjustments to fees or charges shall be set by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to Government Code Section 54985.
(SCC 496 § 1, 1982; SCC 678 § 1, 1987; SCC 1384 § 1, 2008; SCC 1587 § 7, 2015)
A. 
Pursuant to the provisions of Welfare and Institutions Code Section 279 in relation to payments made by or on behalf of juvenile probationers under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 276, Subdivisions (c) and (f), a charge of two percent of the amount of restitution ordered shall be added and collected as provided in this section for any account, relating to restitution to a victim of juvenile crime that is established in the records of the County of Sacramento.
B. 
This charge shall be ordered by the court contemporaneously with the restitution order and shall be included when the account is established on the County records.
C. 
If it is subsequently found that the actual administrative cost of handling a restitution account is less than the two percent charge authorized, appropriate adjustment shall be made.
D. 
If the two percent charge amounts to two dollars or less, then the County official charged with the accountability may waive the posting of the charge as being uneconomical.
E. 
All charges collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to "miscellaneous revenues" and deposited in the County General Fund.
(SCC 547 § 1, 1983; SCC 1587 § 8, 2015)
The compensation for a trial juror for each day's attendance in a civil or criminal case in the Superior Court or a Municipal or Justice Court shall be five dollars, except that said amount may be increased to the extent funded by State appropriation. A trial juror shall be reimbursed for mileage at the rate of $0.15 per mile for each mile actually traveled, in going only, in attending the Superior Court or a Municipal or Justice Court as a juror in a civil or criminal case.
(SCC 606 § 1, 1984; SCC 691 § 1, 1987)
The compensation for a grand juror for each day's attendance as a grand juror while attending court at regularly called or other grand jury meetings, grand jury committee meetings or investigations shall be $30. A grand juror shall be compensated for mileage at the rate applicable for management employees of the County, both going and returning, for each mile actually traveled in attending court as a grand juror. In addition, the grand jury foreperson and committee chairs shall receive a $30 per diem for the time expended in preparing for committee meetings.
(SCC 591 § 1, 1984; SCC 605 § 1, 1984; SCC 607 § 1, 1984; SCC 1556 § 1, 2014)
A. 
A surcharge of $0.42 per month shall be imposed and collected as provided in this section for any account billing under the optional monthly billing schedule for services provided by the Sacramento Public Works Agency and billed by the Consolidated Utilities Billing and Service Section. This surcharge shall be effective as of April 1, 2002.
B. 
The amount of this surcharge shall reflect only costs incurred in billing accounts 12 times in a calendar year over and above the base costs for billing bi-monthly six times per calendar year. The amount will be adjusted when necessary with changes taking effect on April 1st of each year.
C. 
The monthly billing surcharge described in subsection A shall be waived for those customers who enroll in the Consolidated Utilities Billing and Services Section's paperless billing portal program.
(SCC 1216 § 1, 2002; SCC 1496 § 1, 2011; SCC 1587 § 9, 2015)